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Stillwell is the author of many textbooks and other books on mathematics including: Classical Topology and Combinatorial Group Theory, 1980, ISBN 0-387-97970-0. 2012 pbk reprint of 1993 2nd edition ISBN 978-0-387-97970-0. Mathematics and Its History, 1989, pbk reprint of 2nd edition 2002; 3rd edition 2010, ISBN 0-387-95336-1 [7]
Reverse Mathematics: Proofs from the Inside Out. Reverse Mathematics: Proofs from the Inside Out is a book by John Stillwell on reverse mathematics, the process of examining proofs in mathematics to determine which axioms are required by the proof. It was published in 2018 by the Princeton University Press. [1][2][3][4][5][6]
John Stillwell Stark (April 11, 1841 – October 21, 1927) [N 1] was an American publisher of ragtime music, best known for publishing and promoting the music of Scott Joplin. Early life and education
Chief of Staff to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. Joseph Warren "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell (March 19, 1883 – October 12, 1946) was a United States Army general who served in the China Burma India Theater during World War II. Stilwell was made the Chief of Staff of the Chinese Nationalist Leader, Chiang Kai-shek. He spent the majority of his tenure ...
A popular legend says that the title was suggested by John Stillwell Stark, one of Joplin's original publishers, when "Swipesy" was first being considered for publication. [3] The photograph which was to appear on the cover of the new (and unnamed) composition featured a young Sedalia newsboy [4] with a shy expression on his face. Stark ...
The Caine Mutiny. The Caine Mutiny is a 1952 Pulitzer Prize -winning novel by Herman Wouk. The novel grew out of Wouk's personal experiences aboard two destroyer-minesweepers in the Pacific Theater in World War II. Among its themes, it deals with the moral and ethical decisions made at sea by ship captains and other officers.
The Chauvenet Prize was the first award established by the Mathematical Association of America. [3] The prize is named in honor of William Chauvenet and was established through a gift from J. L. Coolidge in 1925. [3] A gift from MAA president Walter B. Ford in 1928 allowed the award to be given every three years instead of the originally ...
In 1909, Scott Joplin orchestrated "Frog Legs Rag" for publication by John Stillwell Stark, Joplin's publisher, [1] and his company, Stark Music Company. [4] Edward A. Berlin, author of the Joplin biography King of Ragtime: Scott Joplin and His Era asserts that there was no direct evidence that James Scott and Scott Joplin were personally acquainted.